Freezing for Reason gives Hannawa firefighters $2,000 jump

HANNAWA FALLS - Plunging into the frigid waters of the Raquette River may not seem like your idea of fun, but for 13 intrepid souls it was a day at the beach.

They came together Saturday to ensure The Canoe Place Inns first Polar Dip to benefit the Hannawa Falls Fire Department was a screaming success. Among the jumpers were a number of Leprechauns, a Top Gun lookalike, a Werewolf and an Elk representing the Potsdam BPOE.

The Freezing for a Reason event organizers were able to present over $2,000 to the Hannawa Falls Fire Department. The money will go toward departments new equipment fund.

We want to thank all the jumpers and the volunteers who helped make this event possible, Jason Rutkauskas said. This was our first attempt at this sort of thing but we learned a lot and hope to make it an annual event. Next year we will being doing this to benefit the Colton Fire Department, whose members were a great help here today.

For more information, please call The Canoe Place Inn at 315 265 5600 or email Jason Rutkauskas jayrutty@gmail.com.

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